Hanger



April 29, V1947. L A. GRAEBER 2,419,638

HANGER FiledJan. 11, 1946 NV EN TD2 @A FRED 6545552 37 A a WFM TToszNePatented Apr. 29, 1947 UNITED STATES l' PATENT OFFICE HANGER AlfredGraeber', Milwaukee, Wis. Vimplication.January 11, 1946, ASerial No.640,577 2 Claims. (01.,223-9'5l This invention relates to improvementsin hangers, and more particularly to improved hangers of the typeadapted to hang trousers from the cuff ends.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the type which willsuspend trousers from the culi ends thereof in a manner which willdistend the cuisand hang the trousers with straightened lines tending toeliminate all wrinkles.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the type whichmay quickly and easily be attached to the trousers for the hangingthereof.

Another object oi the invention is to provide a device for hangingtrousers by the cuirs which will not tend to press new and objectionablelines or wrinkles into the garment as is the case with curi hangers oftypes now in use.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds, reference being, had to the accompanying drawing,in

which:

Fig. l is a view in perspective of a pair of trouser hangers embodyingmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a View in perspective of a removable pusher head.

Fig. 3 is a View partly in elevation and partly in section showing thespring mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a View in perspective of a modiiied form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail View partly in elevation and partly insection showing a removable pusher head for the modified form.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, as shown in Fig, l, each ofthe hangers is exactly the same, having a body portion it! suspendableby a hook il, and having a stationary end member i2. The body ill isslotted at i3 to accommodate the pin iii which is inserted in a boringat i5 oi the pusher rod l'E which latter carries the removable pusherhead El. As shown in Fig. 3 the pusher rod i6 is pressed outwardly bythe coil expansion spring i8. The pusher rod l has the threaded memberat it to provide for attachment of pusher heads l'i of various lengthsone of which is shown in Fig. 2. y

In the modiiied form of the invention shown in Fig. fl, a body portion2.5 has the hook member 26 for suspending the unit, and the iix'edmember 2'! with two downwardly directed leaves 28 and Body portion 25 isslotted at E@ to accommodate the pin 3i which is insertable in borings32 of the pusher rod 33, which latter carries the pusher head 34provided with the retractor handle 35 and the downwardly directed leaves35 and 3l'. Various sizes of pusher heads 34 are provided and arethreadingly engaged with the pusher rod 33 as shown in Fig, 5,

In use, a'plurality of variously sized pusher heads il are provided, andthe one of appropriate size is attached, according to the dimensions ofthe cuirs of trousers or the waistband of the skirt to be hung. The headi1 is retracted by manual operation, and the device is then insertedinto the cuir" of the inverted trousers or other garment. Release of thehead il will provide an expanding tension of the parts suflicient toretain the garment. One or the devices is inserted into each cuil andthe whole suspended, as in a clothes closet, by means of the hooks Il.

In use of the preferred form, a unit is provided for each cuff, but inthe modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, a single unitaccommodates both cuits oi the trousers, one cuff being stretched overthe downwardly directed leaves et and 23, and the other cuff envelopingthe leaves 3l and Zd. The expanding spring pressure will retain thetrouser cuffs thereon.

The hangers may very easily be used to suspend skirts by attachmentwithin the Waistbands thereof, and to accommodate very large skirts itwould only be necessary to attach a relatively long pusher head il, ortolengthen the body portion IIJ.

t will be understood that the device is capable of many modifications instructure and design, without departing from the spirit of theinvention, within the scope oi' the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is:

l. A garment hanger comprising a body portion having a bore longitudinalthereof and square in cross section at one end, a threaded longitudinalstud projecting from its opposite end, a garment engaging member havinga square shank slidable in said square bore, a square enlargementadjacent the outer end of said shank extending upwardly through saidslot to limit` outward movement of the shank and for use as a grippingmember.

2. A garment hanger comprising a horizontal bodyportion having alongitudinal bore at one end, a threaded stud projecting longitudinallyfrom the other end, a garment engaging member having a threaded bore forengagement with said stud for longitudinal adjustment thereon, a secondgarment engagement member, a shank integral therewith slidable in saidbore and having spaced transverse bores therein, the said body beingprovided With a lateral longitudinal slot adjacent said shank, a pinengageable in any of the transverse ybores of the shank extendingthrough said slot to limit outward movement of the shank, spring meansin said body for outward urging of said shank, and a member integralwith 'and extending upwardly of .said second garment engaging member toserve as a gripping means to oom- 4 press the device prior to insertionthereof into a garment.

ALFRED GRAEBER.

REFERENGES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Dahlgren Feb. 17,

